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Topic Title - Impact on Education
Background
Give a solid overview that could stand alone in wikipedia on this topic. What is it? How does it relate to education? What are the major trends? This background/summary has a suggested word count of UP TO 400 words. Absolutely no plagiarism is tolerated -- if you quote a source, cite the source at the bottom of the page and put it in quotes. You are writing for a general audience and all terminologies should be clearly explained.
Subheadings
Set up subheadings for the major topics in this area as you determine!! -- see the Wikipedia article on Second Life as a good example of what we're looking for, notice the subheadings and sub-subheadings-- you may decide to number them if you wish. This does not count in your background word count. You must include the following three subheadings with examples as part of this.
Examples
Junior/Primary
Topic: What is happening relating to this topic in prek/elementary education. Include links, examples, and an overview in your words.Must include some graphics and/or videos. Suggested word count: up to 300 words, may be far less
Middle/ High School
Topic: What is happening relating to this topic in middle/ high school education. Include links, examples, and an overview in your words.Must include some graphics and/or videos.(Note: In some cases, you may want to cite this project itself.) Suggested word count: up to 300 words, may be far less
Team Members
List all student names here in this format: FName Last name initial - responsibility
Editor:Select one student to be the primary editor
Note on Responsibilities: If you have created certain responsibilities for each member, spell them out here. i.e. You may want to "elect" a sub-wiki team captain, or a Lead Graphic Designer, oranother to be "lead researcher" / citation person.This is optional, however it is highly recommended that you "elect" a team captain or co-captains.You are self organizing at the subgroup level. Your Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager for your entire team will be responsible to handle any disputes that may arise.YOU MUST ELECT AN EDITOR
Citations
You will cite quotations and major sources of information for your wiki. If the source is an online source, you MUST also include a hyperlink embedded in the text as well. The method for citing sources on this wiki is that when you want to quote something, enclose it in quotes, then type the appropriate number in parentheses -- eg. if it is your first source (1) then in the credit section, number each source appropriately.We are following the Wikipedia model of citation (look at any Wikipedia page)
Insert a great photo or video to grab the attention of the person coming to this page. If you are not using an orginal, make sure you have the legal rights to use this photo or graphic. (Creative Commons Non Commercial)
Topic Title - Impact on Education
Background
Give a solid overview that could stand alone in wikipedia on this topic. What is it? How does it relate to education? What are the major trends? This background/summary has a suggested word count of UP TO 400 words. Absolutely no plagiarism is tolerated -- if you quote a source, cite the source at the bottom of the page and put it in quotes. You are writing for a general audience and all terminologies should be clearly explained.
Subheadings
Set up subheadings for the major topics in this area as you determine!! -- see the Wikipedia article on Second Life as a good example of what we're looking for, notice the subheadings and sub-subheadings-- you may decide to number them if you wish. This does not count in your background word count. You must include the following three subheadings with examples as part of this.Examples
Junior/Primary
Topic: What is happening relating to this topic in prek/elementary education. Include links, examples, and an overview in your words. Must include some graphics and/or videos.Suggested word count: up to 300 words, may be far less
Middle/ High School
Topic: What is happening relating to this topic in middle/ high school education. Include links, examples, and an overview in your words. Must include some graphics and/or videos. (Note: In some cases, you may want to cite this project itself.)Suggested word count: up to 300 words, may be far less
Team Members
List all student names here in this format: FName Last name initial - responsibility
Editor: Select one student to be the primary editor
Note on Responsibilities: If you have created certain responsibilities for each member, spell them out here. i.e. You may want to "elect" a sub-wiki team captain, or a Lead Graphic Designer, or another to be "lead researcher" / citation person. This is optional, however it is highly recommended that you "elect" a team captain or co-captains. You are self organizing at the subgroup level. Your Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager for your entire team will be responsible to handle any disputes that may arise. YOU MUST ELECT AN EDITOR
Citations
You will cite quotations and major sources of information for your wiki. If the source is an online source, you MUST also include a hyperlink embedded in the text as well. The method for citing sources on this wiki is that when you want to quote something, enclose it in quotes, then type the appropriate number in parentheses -- eg. if it is your first source (1) then in the credit section, number each source appropriately. We are following the Wikipedia model of citation (look at any Wikipedia page)